Blue reflectance provides a surrogate for latewood density of high-latitude pine tree rings

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 450-453

  McCarroll, D ^a   Pettigrew, E ^a   Luckman, A ^a   Guibal, F ^b   Edouard, J L ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; REFLECTANCE; TREE RING;

CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036868735     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552203     Document Type: Article

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